Tire-rim.



P. M. MILLER & .A F. STEYER. TIRE nim. APPLIUAVTION FILED BBPT.14, 1909.

988,890. Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

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FRANK M. MILLER AND ARTHUR F. STEYER, F PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

TIRE-RIM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Apr. 4, 191i.

Application filed September 14, 1909. Serial 110.517,708.

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.Be it known that we, FRANK M. MILLER and ARTHUR F. STEYER, citizens of the United States, residing at Pontiac, in the county of Oakland and have invented new and useful Improvements in Tire-Rims, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to pneumatic tires, the object of the invention lbeing to provide means whereby a tire While either in an in- Hated or deflated condition may be uickly applied to and removedfrom thefel y of a wheel Without disconnecting the outer shoe and inner tube, the main objectofthe invention being to provide a construction which will admit of a tire While inflated being quickly applied to a wheel thereby savingvaluable time and overcoming the annoyance incident tothe use of pneumatic tires as employed at'the 'present time, re- `quiring no inflation of the tire after it has been connected with the wheel.`

W'ith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully 'described, illustrated and claimed. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a Wheel, and tire, embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 a cross section through'the same on. an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is an inner face view 'ofma portion ofthe rim. Fig. 4 is a 2 the inner tu-be and `side elevation ofthe saine. Fig. is a face view of the periphery of the telly. Fig-61s detail verticallongitudinal section taken at right angles to Fig. 2, omitting the tire. Fig. 7 is a detail section, showing the relationbetween the locking pin and the retainer' ferrule or key-hole'plate. Fig. 8 is a cross section taken adjacent to the valve stem,

showing the means for securing the valveA tube in place Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. is a plan view ofthe same, looking toward the inner side or face of the felly.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the outer shoe or casing of a pneumatic tire, 3 the tire carrying rim provided with the usual clencher flanges 4 adapted to receive and vhold the clencher beads 5 of the tire, clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 8, the said parts being of the usual construction and arrangement.

State of Miehigam formed with an ythe rim 3 as the latter is rovided on its inner face with transverse y 'extending taper lugs 6 which` proj'ect a short distance from the inner face.. of the rim, as best shown in Figs. 2 and .6 and are adapted, to be received inv correspondingly shaped .tapered sockets 7 designed 'to receivefthe lugs 6 by pushing therim 8 upon the telly 8 o4 the wheel in a lateral direction.

By reference to Figs. 4 and 6,. it will be noted that the telly 8 1s encircled bv a metal casing band 9 which is inwardly o set at 16 to -form the taper lug sockets 7 above reterred to, said casing band 9 serving tore- .iuforce the telly 8 while forming the sockets for the taper lugs 6.

llrorder ,to fasten the rim in place on the felly 8, we, rovide lock pins 11 corresponding in num r and location with the taper lugs 4 6 and lu sockets 7 above described. Each of these `lock pins l1 extends radially inward through the rim 8`said rim being pose. The outer extremity ,of the pin 11 is beveled, as shown at 13,. .so that'lt may be readily depressed or moved Vinward by slid laterally 'over the telly 8 as will be understood by reference to Fig. 2. Within theopenings12, the pin 11 is vprovided adjacent toits. outer end with a pin or collar14 forming a bearing for one end of a coiled spring 15 which encircles the pin 11 and bears at'its'inner end against 'a loose collar 16 carried'by the lock4 pin 11. Atthe inner end of the opening` 12 and se.- cured to the felly 8 is -a key-hole plate or fer-rule 17 having an offset or slot 13 designed to admit ofthe-passage of a key or projection 19 on the lock pin 11,]theikey or projection V19v normally lying in therslot or odset 18, as` shown in Figs. 2 and 7. The spring 15 .urges the lock pin outward to its locking position as shown in Fig. 2, in which it will be observed that'the outer extremity of the lock pin enters a notch o-r socket 2O in the 'rim,3, said lock pin passing through a corresponding hole 21 in the metal facing -band 9. The lock pin 11 may, however, be

drawn inward againstV the tension of the spring V-15 and turned so as to movejthe keyor projection 19 against the inner face of the felly'S, as shown in Fig.` 6 and as indicated by dotted linesdn Fig. 7, thereby holding the lock pin` 11 out of engagement w1th the rim 3 to permit `said rim to moved opening 12 for the puro the telly ot' the wheel. Before replacing the tire'and rim, the lock pins 11 are moved to allow the keys or projections 19 to renter the slots 18, the rim 3 serving to move 9 and 10,-said plate 24 embracing the telly immediatelyadjacent to the slot 23 so as to reinforceand strengthen the same at such point't'o compensate for the weakening effect produced by the formation of the slot 23. The plate 24 may be secured to the telly by .means offordinary wood screws 25 or other suitable fastening means.

26 designates the slot 23, said plate being substantially L- shaped in cross section as shown in Fig. S, and being secured in place by means of bolts 27 or the equivalent thereof. The valve gate or closure 26 has a portion' 28 Vwhich extends under the valve plate 24 and beneath the felly 8 and is formed with an opening to receive `the' valve -tube 22, as'shown in Fig.

only necessary to move 8. When-the tire and rim are in position on the telly and the valve tube positionushownb in Fig. 8, the usual collar or milled nut 29 is screwed up against the valve gate 26 thus holding the valveitube securely.

In order to remove the tire and rim, it is the locks 11 inward andgive them a partial turn to lock them in their inward position. The nut 29 is then loosened and the bolts 27 or the nuts thereof removed. gate or closure 27 to be removed withl the tire and rim' which may then be easily slid laterally out of engagementwith the whe'el felly. To replace the tire and rim, .the lock pins 1.1 are restored to their outward position and the rim and tire are then slid laterally over the felly 8 until the loclr"'pins snap intoengagement with the sockets` .in the taper lugs 20 which fit tightly in the lu'g socketsA 7, and .prevent the rim and tire fromcreeping Iaround the felly. The bolts 27 are then replaced and the" nut 29 tightened.A The operation may be quickly performed' and renders it possible to put a new tire previously inflated, on the rim of the wheel in a very short space of time.

1. The combination of a wheelfelly having a radially disposed slot extending inA wardly from one side, a tire carrying rim mounted on the felly and removable later- .ally therefrom,

a valve gate or closure tor 22 is in the This permits thevalve transversely extendin'g'taperin ally therefrom, means for securing the rim and felly together, valve tube connectedwith the rim 'and disposed in the slot,an L-shaped member for closing the side and bottom of the slot and having an opening in its bottom through which the valve tube extends and having slots in its vertical portion,ra nut onv the tube arranged to screw home against the member and serving to retain the member on the tube when the rim is detached from the felly, and fastenings in the felly extending through 'the 'said slots ofl the vertical portion'pof the members to Aclamp the latter in place. A

2. The combination et a wheel elly having a radially disposed slot extending inwardly from one side,.a tire" carrying rim mounted on-tthe elly andV removable later- 4means for'` securing the rim and telly together, a radially disposed valve tube connected with the rim and disposed in the slot, an L-shaped member for closing` the side and bottom of the slot and having an opening through which the valve tube extends, a nut on the tube arranged to screw homeiagainst the member and'serving to` retain the member on the tube when the rim -is detached Afrom the telly, and fastenings extending through the member and telly to coperate with the said nut for holding the member in place.

. 3. The combination of a wheel elly hav' ing a, slot extending Ainwardly'from one side and a U-shaped metal=piece spanning the felly from the inside and having a slot registering with the slot of the folly, 'said lmetal piece forming a reinforcement for the a radially disposed slotted portion of the felly, with a rim del tachably secured to the telly, a pneumatic` tire secured to the rim, a valve tube secured to` the tire and passingfrom the rim and arranged to move laterally through the slots ot" the fell-y and said metal piece, a member carriediby the tube and arranged to close the slot of the telly, boltsextending through the ltelly 'and said U- haped piece and also through the member and disposed transversel7 to. and at opposite sides of the valve tube for securing the member tothe said U- shaped. piece, anda nut threaded on the tube coperating with the bolts frholding the member in place.'

4. The comme@ 'of when any having a radially disposed opening, a band extending around the :tellyl provided with a recess, said recess having an opening A1n its"A tering withand of less'diameter than the opening of the telly, .a longitudinal and rotatably mounted locking pin extending through the openings of the telly and .band and having a beveled end, a collar-fixed on the pin at. a point inwardly from the beveled v end to' normally engage the underside of ttom regisy the band, u spring encircling the pin and the band, said lug having un opening into 10 disposed in the opening of the felly, a, ferwhich the locking pin extends.

rule secured to the felly and disposed at the In testimony whereof we aix our signainner end of the opening thereof and forming tures in presence of two witnesses.

:L bearing for the pin, said ferrule having a FRANK M. MILLER. recess, and a projection on the pin adapted ARTHUR F. STEYER. to enter the recess when the pin is in lock- Vit'llesses: l

ing position, with a rim provided with a JOI-1N \\TALoPocimr,

tapering lng adapted to enter said. recess in HARRY H. SNOWDON.

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